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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-05-13, Page 6Page 6--1%e Wingham Advance -Times, Thurs., May 13, 1976 Whitechurch Personal Notes Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Schwich- for dinner in b000r of Mother's �:.�e «a.i a�.W...il� iwu i►�i.i. Crt� were Sunday visitors with LIlty. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Conley and AlOert Coupes, Alex Craig and Jason of Wingham were Sunday f =� 1[n. Craig in Wingham hospital. evenu� visitors with Mr. and On Sunday at Calvin -Brick Mrs. Wauace Conn. Church Christopher Gary, son of 'Visitors with Mrs. Earl Caslick Mr, and Mrs. Gary Jamieson, were Mr. and Mrs. Doug Conley was baptized. Family gathering of Wingham and Mr. and Mrs. after at the home were Mr. and Jim Collyer, Barrie on Sunday Mrs. Carl Weber, Clare Weber, and she visited in the evening Mr. and Mrs. John Miles and with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Coultes Steven of Cannington, Mr. and and family. Mrs. John Jamieson and Brian, Mr. and Mrs. George Kennedy Jim Robertson and grandfather, arrived home on Sunday from a Tom Jamieson. three-week tour of the Mediter- Miss Beverley Bell of the sec- ranean. and Con. spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Evans and her chum, Miss Clara Milligan. Mrs. Edith Brown of London The community was saddened visited on Sunday with Mr. and to learn on Monday that Mr. Ben Mrs. Oliver Anderson at Auburn. McClenaghan had passed away On Tuesday evening Mrana on Sunday at Wingham hospital, in his 91st year. Mrs. Bev Kay and Graham at - On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Leon- tended convocation exercises and Robinson's baby, Mark An- held at Convocation Hall Univer- drew, was christened at Calvin- sity of Toronto. Brick church. Attending the Mr. and Mrs. Frances Coleman family get-together after were of Seaforth were Thursday visit - Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rintoul, Steven ors with Mr. and Mrs. Victor and Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Emerson. Oberholtzer, Jeffery and Julie of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Nicholson Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. Harry of Strathroy and Cecil De Boer of Gutoskie, Michelle and Michael, Toronto spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Campbell, their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Listowel. Mr. and Mrs. Roy De Boer. Robinson and Steven, Mr. and We are pleased to report that Mrs. Larry Robinson and Brad- Ira Wall, who had spent a few ley, Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. Mack days at St. Joseph's Hospital, Cardiff and great-grandfather, London, was brought back to William Humphrey of St. Helens, Wingham hospital on the week - Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul, mater- end. nal grandparents. Mrs. Edith Brown of London Chalmers WMS will meet May spent the weekend and Mother's 19th at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Day with her parents, Mr. and Gordon Rintoul. Leaders are Mrs. Bill Evans. Mrs. V. Emerson, Mrs. W. El- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis and Hott; helpers Mrs. Orland Irwin, Dana of Windsor spent the week - Mrs. George Phillips. Roll call, a end with her mother, Mrs. Garnet plant of the Bible. Courtesy Miss Farrier. Annie Laidlaw. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kay, Lori, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Hunter and Bradley and Robbie of Guelph, Trevor of London accompanied brought his mother, Mrs. Kay on Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn for Mother's Day to visit with her dinner on Mother's Day to the son, Graham Kay, Mrs. Kay, Mme of Mrs. Mac Armstrong, Wendy and Graham. Miss Gale Culross. Kay of Kitchener visited here too. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Caslick on Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson Saturday eveningtook his were Sunday callers on Mr. and mother, Mrs. Earl Caslick and Mrs. William Porteous of Luck - her mother, Mrs. McAllister, out now. In brief... Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott and &MAA♦".' uqY IUD Tavuica , LIU D. til- hott, and Mrs. Galbraith of Wing - ham for dinner Sunday evening. 4-H Achievement Day is Satur- day, May 18 at Ripley in the high school. Lori Ann Jamieson is commentator for Whitechurch group. Mack Inglis of Highgate spent Mother's Day weekend with his mother, Mrs. Tom Inglis, Betty and Tom . Jack Inglis of Victoria is home for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith and Robbie of Goderich spent Mother's Day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adams.' Visitors with Mrs. Gershom Johnston on Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Smith, Kitch- ener and they also visited his sis- ter, Mrs. Chamney in Wingham hospital. On Friday Mrs. Johnston and George Grieg visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Woods, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woods and Sylvia of Egmondville visited Mrs. Johnston on Saturday. Sunday visitors with Mrs. Johnston were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnston and Carol, Listowel and Paul of Kitchener. Mother's Day callers with Mrs. Gershom Johnston were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ritchie, Kinloss, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnston of St. Paul's. � S.• • ♦ ! «.r gra • • if � •• � a' �a;.*+�• ...« .• sNw .a i• t 1 •• • ► a� # M ri• ; . .. ♦ 1 i +�s14 , -r a as ♦ � a J. i a.. I lot AIr)Sla ale♦ i •� FIGHTING SPIRIT—Mrs. Alice Burt of RR 5, Ethel demonstrates a bit of the fighting spirit that led her to organize a rally of over 600 dairy farmers last week in Atwood. Above she calls on industrial milk producers to co-operate with the Ombudsman's office by pro- testing formally to the Ontario Milk Marketing Board. (Staff Photo) Dairy farmers air grievances at meetina"heldi*n Atwood By Marilyn Duff ATWOOD — Over 600 farmers attending a rally here to protest 15 per cent cutbacks in industrial milk quotas, last week appealed to the Ombudsman's office t save them from economic ruin Near the end of the storm four-hour meeting, punctuated with several emotional outburst News of the Nation The Bruce County Board of Senator Louis Giguere has been "dead" in 1985 after completion Education has responded with ordered to appear in a Montreal of a $6 billion clean-up program. annoyance to a request from the court to answer charges that he The engineer says that the tons o Bruce County Council to have misappropriated over $16,000 in phosphates and other pollutant delegates appear before the lat- fonds while acting as a trustee for which enter the lake each year ter body to explain the sharp in- the Liberal Party of Canada. The would have to be completely crease in school taxes. So' far the senator is also among those stopped and he doubts that it ca suggestion has been rejected. charged in the "Sky Shops Af- be done. 0-_0__0 0 fair" in which it is alleged that he 0-0-0 The town of Harriston has been received some $95,000 as a con- British trade unions have without a doctor for three weeks, sideration for arranging the ex- agreed to limit wage increases t following the removal of Dr. D. tension df leases at two Montreal 4.5 per cent in the coming year i E. Clunas to Listowel. The Har- airports. an effort to bring the nation's in riston Lions Club is spearheading 0-0-0 flation rate under control. In re a campaign to erect a medical A Cleveland environmental en- turn the government is making centre in the town which would gineer claims that parts of Lake income tax concessions to to attract medical practitioners. Erie will remain ecologically and middle income brackets. 0-0-0 As many as 700 pension cheques were apparently lost i the mail in the Sarnia area. Can ada Pension Plan officials sal that duplicate pension cheque are being issued to those who fail ed to receive their April pay ments. 0-0-0 The money-losing Toront Toros of the World Hockey As sociation have played their las game in the provincial capital Since the team was brought t Toronto three years ago losse have mounted to about $4 million Owner John F. Bassett will see an American city as a berth to the team. HEATHER ROBERTSON, left, and Heather Streich walked hand in hand as they were introduced at the Majorette and Drum Corps recital held on the evening of May 8. by farmers facing bankruptcy, dairy producers agreed they would follow the "proper channels" laid down by the Om- budsman's office. o They agreed to set up a com- mittee composed of Mrs. Alice Y Burt, RR 5, Ethel, rally organizer and representatives probably s from each of the regional milk committees to meet with officials of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board before bringing in the Om- budsman. Dairy producers also endorsed a four -point plan put forward by a Harriston area farmer Dirk Woestenenk, recent organizer of a milk give-away. The plan calls for: 1. A commitment from the pro- f vine to ease interest payments s and defer repayment of the r principal on industrial .milk in- centive loans until the dairy n crisis has passed. 2. A commitment from the pro- vince to pay the difference to farmers between what their o dairy cattle are worth and what n they would bring on the meat market. 3. A commitment from the pro- vince vine to purchase surplus skim µ, milk powder and either donate it to the world food bank or make it available to Ontario farmers for use in animal feeds. n 4. A commitment from the pro- vince to introduce a school milk d program in the schools where junk foods currently served in s cafeterias would be replaced with milk and dairy products. Mr. Morin described the Om- budsman's office as a "watchdog holding government'accountable to the average citizen." He said the ultimate sanction of the Om- budsman's office was to take a complaint to the legislature it- self. t- self. During his 45 -minute lecture on the office of the Ombudsman, the crowd listened politely. But when Ken McKinnon, vice-chairman of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board stood up to speak, he came under heavy fire for the boards policies. At one point he was asked to disclose his salary. When he replied it was a per diem rate of $60 a day and he wasn't involved in the Milk Marketing Board for the money, he was applauded by the audience. He told farmers the federal government was not considering changing its 15 per cent quota cutback. Changes regarding monthly allocations did not come from the milk marketing board, he said. "They came as a directive from the federal government. " According to Mr. McKinnon, the milk marketing board is attempting to find a way of getting quota into the hands of those producers who need it most. He warned farmers not to over react" to the current dairy crisis. "But who's going to go to the States and bring back our cows when there's a shortage here?" asked Mrs. Burt. At the same time the Ontario Mr. McKinnon replied that as Milk Marketing Board received far as he's concerned, farmers an unofficial vote of confidence haven't gotten rid of enough cows ° after one farmer suggested the yet. "But the question is, how from $50,000 to $25,000 and I have to make payments of $14,000 interest. How can I feed a family of four, pay for machinery, hydro and feed on what's left?" At this point the frustration of many farmers became evident. "We've been left holding the bag." said one of them. "Far- mers got nothing out of the indus- trial milk incentive loans. It all went to the builders and equip- ment companies." The politicians didn't take a cut in salary, added another. "Neither did members of the milk marketing board. Tonight you can go home in new cars.: What about us?" Starting this summer, there's going to be one heck of an in- crease in the number of people on welfare, one woman interjected. "The provincial - government tells us to go to the federal government. We don't have time for the Ombudsman's hearings because we won't be around for the answer." Farmers have been quiet too damn long, added someone else from the audience. "The govern- ment has been cheating us." At this point, Norman Founder, chairman threatened to close the meeting unless order was restored. At the end of the evening far- mers agreed to ask Mrs. Burt to make an appointment with the Ontario Milk Marketing Board for a formal hearing. ��F W M The community of Snowdrift, Grise Fiord, located on. EUes- located 115 miles southeast of mere Wand 966 air milesnorth- Yellowknife, is the'most norther- west of Frobisher Bay, is - ly of the Chipewyan settlements. da's most northerly aomtpunity. 4- m� � a Llai\\.0 1 arlker Gold and started, mi higher interest on my savings. In Teeswater Pat Wannamaker 392-6831 (food thlllgs Imp >etiv6th a Gold Met -W Muler. Lets talk. MThe First Canadian Bank ■� Bank -of Montreal Ask forthis � folder from our representative, Wayne Rounding who will be at: Winghom Motel, WINGHAM on the 3rd Tuesday of each month MAY 18, 1976 idairy industry would he better off many should go and when do we without various government stop it? A lot of mistakes have ` agencies who had "bungled" the already been made." ° milk supply issue. Other inquiries fielded by Mr. s Nlaybi: should do away with McKingon included questions re - the milk marketing hoard cnm garding the hoarding of surplus pletely, the farmer said. "All quota, lack of government quota IL r they've done is louse things up." for cheese manufacturers and clvl� Gordon Hill, president of the surpluses of skim milk powder 0-0-0 Ontario Federation of Agri- it, Lepiv to the questions about The Teeswater community culture told farmers they would "very surpluses of skim milk powder, launched a campaign to raise have to consider this step A from the Mr. McKinnon said the Canadian New Arrival $125,000 from some 3,000 area carefully." cheer as- Dairy Commission disposed of it residents as part of the money sembly which followed his re- by taking bids. "This is not sales- needed to erect a new arena. The marks indicated the majority of manship," he said. "But there's QUILTED present arena, built 28 years ago, farmers wanted to see the milk no incentive for the commission has been ordered closed by the marketing board remain in exis- to go out and sell." BEDSPREAD provincial ministry of labor. tance. He told farmers an alternative Estimated cost of a new facility is The meeting had been to the current 15 per cent cut - $45% o0o arranged by Mrs. Alice Burt, RR h backs would be to cut the dairy MATERIAL 0-0-0 Iton-medical workers in On tario hospitals, members of th Canadian Union of Public Em ployees, have been asked to rat ify a strike vote, although strik action in this sector is technical] illegal. Working without a con tract since November, they ar further concerned by the layoff o 1,000 hospital workers and the ru mor that another 1,000 are slat to lose jobs. The strike woul commence June 17, 0-0-0 A research scientist with th provincial environment ministr has stated that some species o fish taken in Lake Huron las summer showed evidence o mercury pollution close to th danger level. Rainbow trout walleye and northern pike wer found to contain 3 parts per mil lion of mercury. The govern mentestablished limit for sat eating is .5 ppm. 5, Ethel, w o two weeks ago led a industry, down to the market for delegation of 20 farmers to skim milk powder. Queen's Park- where they This would mean at least a 2.5 Factory Ends edumped milk in front of the legis- per cent cutback for two or three lature. years. Later, Mr. McKinnon told "My neighbors tell me you the assembly the milk marketing ecan't fight government," she board would like to phase indus- t' said. "But I feel there's a demo- trial milk producers out of 57 cratic system and the farmers existence within five years, in - ecan have their say." tegrating both industrial and f She had invited Gilles Morin, fluid producers in one pool. • LB. agriculture, rural and municipal The problems of many young ed director for the Ombudsman's dairy farmers facing financial d office and Ken McKinnon, vice ruin within the next two months, s chairman of the Ontario Milk were dramatized by one young Marketing Board to speak at the farmer who described the pro THE - e meeting. vincial industrial incentive pro. - y Mr. Morin told dairy farmers gram a a "fraud." em he would not be able to help them He saidhe had applied for an t unless they went through the input loan of $30,000 to produce { "proper channels'.'. He said industrial milk but was told he'd F C ri� e farmers must first appeal to the need at least $50,000. Ontario Milk Marketing Board t least $50,000. e and then the Canadian Dairy +11 produce about 360,000 Commission pounds of milk per year. And I OUT Then, if they were still unsatis- only have quota for 220,000 and I they could appeal to the Rafe High J Ombudsman's office as a "last can't find anyone with any to sell. resort „ My gross income has been cut U A For prior information call 271-5650 or write 1036 Ontario Street, Stratford. Opening new doors to small business. Please Note our New Store Hours... MONDAY—SATURDAY 9:30-5:30 FRIDAY NIGHTS 'TIL 9:00 P.M. The Stara that Sava%Yea More, Zi,.S BOYS LADIES GIRLS a GARY WEAR YARD GOODS F 11 R N 1 T U R F M A T T R E S S E S FAINT SEWING MA(HINES�SMALt . APPI. IAN(FS LAMPS STORE HOURS: Monday - Saturday 9:30 - 5:30 Friday nights 'til 9:00 P.M.